A singer hailing from Birmingham, Alabama, sparked a “spiritual” experience on NBC’s “The Voice,” according to the judges, all for of whom wanted the vocalist to join their respective teams.

Judges Gwen Stefani and Michael Bublé were the first to turn their chairs during Lauren-Michael Sellers’ blind audition, which aired this week.

“What a beautiful breath of fresh air you are,” said Bublé. “[I] love your voice, love your control, love that you brought this beautiful energy. This whole place just blew up.”

Stefani, for her part, was beaming the moment Sellers’ began singing her rendition of “Oceans (Where Feet May Fail)” by Hillsong United. She recalled to the singer an experience she had not that long ago, when she was on a run and came across the 2013 hit. She described it as a profoundly spiritual experience.

“Hearing you sing it,” Stefani said, “it just felt very real and honest.”

Moments later, judge Reba McEntire turned her chair with judge Snoop Dogg following not far behind.

What was clearly most impactful to McEntire and Snoop — at least at the onset of Sellers’ audition — was how clearly moved Stefani was by the Christian worship song.

“While you were singing, I was seeing Gwen light up, as if God was coming in the building, and I didn’t want to be left out when he came,” Snoop said, explaining why he waited until the very end of the song to turn his seat.

McEntire added, “I watched her, I listened to you, and I thought this is magical. I love your voice. Emotion, when people are singing, if you can feel it — oh my gosh that’s the greatest gift.”

After receiving the endorsement of all four judges, it was up to Sellers to choose her coach.

The 35-year-old singer quickly disclosed that, right before walking on stage, she prayed “Reba’s prayer,” which is, “Holy Spirit, walk with me, talk with me, sing for me, speak for me.” Moments later, she announced she was choosing the Queen of Country as her coach.

One day after her blind audition aired, Sellers took to her Instagram to share a clip of her leading several of her fellow contestants in worship by the pool at the hotel where they were staying.

She described that opportunity as “an unforgettable moment.”

“Singing my blind song Hillsong United’s ‘Oceans’ together was so powerful — such a beautiful reminder of how music connects us to one another and to God, no matter where we are,” she wrote. “Feeling blessed to share this journey with such incredible souls.”
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Actor Kevin Sorbo has had a storied Hollywood career, but despite fame, money, and the wild success of TV shows and movies like “Hercules” and “God’s Not Dead,” he’s never strayed from his childhood faith.

“In later teenage years in my 20s, I did a lot of stupid things,” he recently told CBN News during a wide-ranging interview. “But I never went away from my faith. I never had that crisis where I didn’t believe in God or believe in Jesus.”

Sorbo, a second-generation Norwegian, described growing up near Lake Minnetonka, in a small town about 20 miles outside of Minneapolis to loving parents who were “very devoted Christians.”

“My mom’s still alive at 92,” Sorbo said. “My father passed 12 years ago. My best friend, he’s the best man at my wedding. My dad, I miss him every day.”

As a teen, Sorbo was part of a youth group, listening to sermons that made the Bible applicable to his young life and experience.

Meeting Billy Graham

And when he was just 13, an event unfolded that only added to that powerful faith rooting.

“When I was 13, we took a field trip to the St. Paul fairgrounds with the Rev. Billy Graham,” Sorbo said. “It was a hot August night. There [were], like, 300,000 people there outside. It was amazing — full moon was out and Billy Graham’s, like, incredible, even though he’s a mile away on the stage.”

Little did Sorbo know, but he’d end up meeting Graham that night. As he was sitting and talking with someone during the gathering, he felt a hand on his head.

“I turned around and it was Billy Graham,” Sorbo said. “And he had his security guys with him, of course. But his head was perfectly behind the full moon. It’s like these rays coming out of his head. And I … got goosebumps.”

The encounter stuck with Sorbo. Years later, the actor made it big and then publicly recounted the story to the late TV host Larry King. That’s when Graham’s publicist reached out to tell Sorbo that Graham’s team was looking to do a “Chicken Soup” book based.

Sorbo’s story was included in the book, and he even ended up helping with publicity for the project.

“It was really cool,” Sorbo said, describing the full-circle moment. “I’ve become good friends with [Graham’s son] Franklin Graham ever since then. … That was kind of an important time in my life.”

A Journey Into Hollywood

Sorbo’s journey into acting also came with an interesting trajectory. At age 11, Sorbo took a field trip to see a stage show that changed everything.

Despite being unable to understand the Shakespearean language being uttered, he was captivated.

“I was blown away by the actors on stage,” Sorbo said. “And I told my mom, who was one of the chaperones, on the way home [I] was sitting next to her on the bus, and she said, ‘So, what do you think?’”

Sorbo recalled offering up a surprising response. He proclaimed, “So, I’m gonna be an actor!” His mother said, “That’s nice dear,” likely assuming his resolute reaction was one of the typical follies of a boy his age. But that formative moment changed everything for Sorbo, as his path was being paved.

“It was there the seed [was planted],” he said. “But I was a jock, and all through junior high, high school, college … you don’t tell your buddies that you want to be in a theater, because those were the wussy guys.”

But, as time went on, the call grew louder and Sorbo ended up minoring in drama in college. Soon, he found himself taking on professional jobs.

“I started doing a lot of commercial work,” he said, noting the presence of corporations in Minneapolis and St. Paul opened up a lot of opportunities.

Sorbo landed a commercial agent and, at one point, joined a theater group in Dallas, Texas, where he further honed his craft. It was during a summer in Italy before heading to Hollywood when Sorbo was 22 years old that he was discovered by fashion icon Gianni Versace.

This ramped up his commercial work and further catapulted his career. After some other moves, he eventually landed “Hercules” and the rest is, well, history.
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പത്തനംതിട്ട: നടനും നിർമ്മാതാവുമായ ടി.പി മാധവൻ (88 ) അന്തരിച്ചു. കൊല്ലത്തെ സ്വകാര്യ ആശുപത്രിയിൽ ചികിത്സയിലിരിക്കെയാണ് അന്ത്യം. വർഷങ്ങളായി പത്തനാപുരം ഗാന്ധിഭവനിൽ ആയിരുന്നു താമസം.സംസ്കാരം നാളെ വൈകിട്ട് ശാന്തികവാടത്തിൽ നടക്കും.

കഴിഞ്ഞ ദിവസം ഉദര സംബന്ധമായ ശസ്ത്രക്രിയയ്ക്ക് വിധേയനാക്കിയിരുന്നു. ആരോഗ്യനില മോശമായതിനെ തുടർന്ന് വെൻ്റിലേറ്ററിലായിരുന്നു. മലയാള സിനിമയിലെ താരസംഘടനയായ എ.എം.എം.എയുടെ സ്ഥാപക ജനറൽ സെക്രട്ടറിയായിരുന്നു. 1994 മുതൽ 1997 വരെ എ.എം എം എയുടെ ജനറൽസെക്രട്ടറിയും 2000 മുതൽ 2006 വരെ ജോയിൻ്റ് സെക്രട്ടറിയുമായിരുന്നു. 1975-ൽ രാഗം എന്ന സിനിമയിലൂടെയാണ് അഭിനയ രംഗത്തേക്ക് എത്തിയത്.

സന്ദേശം, വിയറ്റ്നാം കോളനി, പപ്പയുടെ സ്വന്തം അപ്പൂസ്, കല്യാണരാമൻ, യാത്രക്കാരുടെ ശ്രദ്ധയ്ക്ക്, താണ്ഡവം, നരസിംഹം എന്നിവയാണ് മാധവൻ്റെ ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ സിനിമകൾ. നിരവധി സീരിയലുകളിലും അഭിനയിച്ചു. ശാരീരിക അവശതകളെ തുടർന്ന് 2016-ൽ സിനിമാഭിനയ രംഗത്ത് നിന്ന് വിരമിച്ചു.
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